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Trump’s triumph in tweets: The happiest and saddest reactions from the 2016 US election

Believe it or not, it’s official: Donald Trump is now the president-elect of the United States of America.

The victorious Republican candidate trumped Hillary Clinton by a huge margin, clinching the presidential spot with over 275 electoral votes across states and denying the Democrat a historic moment in what could’ve been America’s first woman president.

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Trump’s less than expected political triumph did not go unnoticed by the Twitterverse, spurring a heated debate between voters as well as a barrage of emotionally-ridden reactions – both happy and sad.

In the after-hours of Trump’s defeat over Clinton, thousands of people took it to Twitter to voice out their opinion of what will likely go down as one of the most controversial election runs in US history – and they had a lot to speak up about.

So without further ado: Here’s all the joy and pain from the 2016 US election as it unfolded in tweets.

The joy

Russia and President Vladimir Putin were among the first to congratulate the Democrat on his victorious campaign.

What about you?

How do you feel feel about the outcome of the 2016 US election? Let us know down in the comments and don’t forget to share some of the most memorable things you noticed about Trump’s presidential victory.